% FreedomBox
% Jonas Smedegaard
% Berlin, May 25th, 2013

# Overview

  * Background
  * What is it?
  * Why do we need it?
  * Where is it?
  * Now what?

# State of the net

![Photo: Andrew Beierle via sxc](spiderweb2.jpg)

# Once was free flowing communication

![Photo: unknown](water-56735.jpg)

# More efficient structures emerge

![Photo: [abcdz2000](http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1280969)](canal.jpg)

# Simple efficiency is all eggs in one basket

![](connect-direct-central.png)

# FreedomBox can change the game

![Photo: John Nyberg via sxc](morning.jpg)

# FreedomBox keep data closer to you

![](connect-central-fb.png)

# What? - a summary

FreedomBox: Nice little home server putting you in charge of your own data.

# What? - a summary

FreedomBox: Helps You Stay Free.

# Who? - a target user

![Photo: Biella Coleman](jonas_pyrate.jpg)

# Who? - a target user

![Photo: Ove Smedegaard](jonas_superman.jpg)

# Who? - a target user

![Photo: Ove Smedegaard](jonas_superman_not.jpg)

# Who? - a target user

 ~~geeks~~ ~~superheroes~~ normal folks

# What? - the functionality

Digital "servant" to aid in personal digital activities.

...a virtual butler.

# What? - the functionality

Robert!

# What? - examples

chat, blogging, phone calls, note keeping, browser bookmarking...

# Why? - the need

Privacy is important

# Why? - the need

Privacy is...

> the right to be let alone

Louis Brandeis, 1890

# How?

Keep logs at home.

...at _physical_ home!

# What?

machine interesting to run at home.

small, cheap, simple, silent, bio-degradable...

# A cheap, ugly, eco-friendly box

![Photo: [Martin Michlmayr](http://www.cyrius.com/debian/kirkwood/sheevaplug/index.html)](sheevaplug.jpg)

# Possibly less ugly at the end

![Photo: [Radek Polak](http://lists.goldelico.com/pipermail/gta04-owner/2011-October/000586.html)](gta04-wood.jpg)

# What does FreedomBox do?

 >* Boooring server stuff!
 * User POV: same, more trustworthy
 * Geek POV: Same, without cables hanging out

# Status

 >* Done!

# Status - all parts must be super boring

 >* Code: write → test → use → recommend
 * packaging: create → test → use → recommend

# Status - all parts must be in Debian

Debian ~~creates~~ _maintains_ packages for code projects

# Status - all parts must be in Debian

package → install → tweak → snapshot → copy

# Status - all parts must be in Debian

~~package → install → tweak → snapshot → copy~~

package _flexibly_ → _guided_ install

# Same vision, but maybe multiple goals

![Photo: unknown](delta.jpg)

# Even if project fails, efforts live on

![Photo: [George Hodan](http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/view-image.php?image=18935)](ripple-20044.jpg)

# Use the source, Luke

 * FreedomBox: <http://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox>

 * Me: <dr@jones.dk>
 * This talk: <http://dr.jones.dk/fb/linuxtag>
 * Sketches by [Siri Reiter](http://sirireiter.dk/)